I love the holidays. I’ll be the first to say that Christmastime is, along with Thanksgiving and Easter, the best time of the year. Everyone is so merry and you get to be with your family and all is good. But there are some things about the preparation for Christmas that I don’t understand, and quite frankly, tend to annoy me.
One of these things is putting up a Christmas tree in your house before Thanksgiving. This seems a bit excessive to me. I mean, I could understand if it were putting up your Christmas lights and you wanted to get it done before it got cold out, but seriously, the tree? You’re the only one who sees it, and you haven’t even celebrated Turkey Day yet. You can lay off for a little bit, I’m sure.
Another thing that tends to annoy me is when my mother insists that I go with her to see the Christmas lights around town and at Panther Creek Park. Mommy, the lights were pretty the first ten times I saw them. I know you enjoy looking at the same lights every Christmas, but it’s just not for me. And the Christmas parade – seriously? I’ve seen it every year of my life, and watching 200 floats move by at 5 mph just gets so monotonous for a child like me. I hope you can understand.
Also, why do some people call this time of the year the holiday season? If you don’t think that it should be called Christmastime or you don’t celebrate Christmas, then what holiday are you talking about? I suppose this is the Christian in me – I swear I don’t mean to offend anyone, I’m just curious to know.
Dakota
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